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You're missing that most US workers aren't under contract. You may also be missing that if I decide I'm tired of my job, I don't have to go in on Monday. I don'

You're missing that most US workers aren't under contract. You may also be missing that if I decide I'm tired of my job, I don't have to go in on Monday. I don't even have to tell them I'm quitting: I can just mail their laptop back to them and stop communicating. Eventually, they'll figure out I'm not coming back, and send me a termination letter along with my last paycheck. [edit] While it's certainly rude, there is effectively no downside to me doing this. > perfectly normal to wake up and find out you've been fired I should add that this is by no means "perfectly normal." In fact, the reason it makes the news is that it isn't. Most people will have at least some inkling that they're about to be fired or laid off.

pipodeclown 4y ago
Basically all employment contracts in Europe have a dualsided probatonary period in which both sides can walk away, only if you decide to stay would you have a 4 week notice period from the employee side of the contract.
- mattmanser 4y ago
  No they don't. In the UK[1] the legal minimum is 1 week notice in their first two years of employment, then it's 1 week per year. It's common in some industries to have a 4 week notice after a 3-6 month probation, but it's not universal. [1] which obviously had to confirm with EU law, even if it's now left